Abstract
In this study, members of the Regional Council for Children in Need of Protection (hereinafter, “the Council”) were interviewed to ascertain their expertise and limitations. In all, 23 responses were collected (a response rate of 85.2%), and, based on the data collected, a forum for an open dialogue in which support for high risk families could be discussed was identified as a desideratum. However, using information extracted from the data, such as understanding facts and planning for the consistency of information gathered from different geographical areas, it was concluded that the Council had only limited ability to produce reliable information. The Council is a fair and neutral forum for handling reliable information for family support; thus, it is required to be a forum for open dialogue.
That is, the Council is a place for the creation and provision of child and family support and services matched to family circumstances, by means of its cumulative knowledge and the technology gathered from local supporters. Thus, there is a paramount need for open dialogue among practitioners.
